Rev. Harvey Y. Criminger Jr.

Published: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 3:26 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 3:26 p.m.

The Rev. Harvey Y. Criminger Jr., 84, formerly of Salisbury, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Winston-Salem Nursing and Rehab after an extended illness.

A funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Salisbury by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Lance. Burial will follow in Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the service at the church.

The Rev. Criminger was born March 6, 1929, in Mecklenburg County to Harvey Yates Criminger and Miriam Rebecca Wherry Criminger. He was a graduate of Berryhill High School in Charlotte, Mars Hill College and Baylor University. He later graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and was ordained at his home church, Pritchard Memorial Baptist in Charlotte. Criminger served at Sharon Baptist and Fairview Baptist in Reidsville, Finley Baptist in Finley, N.D., Piney Fork Baptist in Gretna, Va., Ramoth Gilead Baptist in Elizabeth City and lastly Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mocksville until his retirement. His wife, Peggy Peters Criminger, preceded him in death as well as his parents; stepmother Ruby Criminger; and son-in-law Keith Johnson.

Surviving are his son, Dan Criminger of Greenville; daughters Jane Johnson of Lexington and Betsy Lowery (Jeff) of Helena, Ala.; sisters Lottie West (Ernest) and Connie Hamilton of Charlotte; and grandchildren Kristen Boyle (Dean) of Winston-Salem, Matt Johnson of Lexington and Dawn and Andrea Lowery of Helena, Ala.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Salisbury, 223 N. Fulton St., Salisbury NC 28144 or to Alzheimer's Association Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215.

<p>The Rev. Harvey Y. Criminger Jr., 84, formerly of Salisbury, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Winston-Salem Nursing and Rehab after an extended illness. </p><p>A funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Salisbury by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Lance. Burial will follow in Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery. </p><p>Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the service at the church. </p><p>The Rev. Criminger was born March 6, 1929, in Mecklenburg County to Harvey Yates Criminger and Miriam Rebecca Wherry Criminger. He was a graduate of Berryhill High School in Charlotte, Mars Hill College and Baylor University. He later graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and was ordained at his home church, Pritchard Memorial Baptist in Charlotte. Criminger served at Sharon Baptist and Fairview Baptist in Reidsville, Finley Baptist in Finley, N.D., Piney Fork Baptist in Gretna, Va., Ramoth Gilead Baptist in Elizabeth City and lastly Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mocksville until his retirement. His wife, Peggy Peters Criminger, preceded him in death as well as his parents; stepmother Ruby Criminger; and son-in-law Keith Johnson. </p><p>Surviving are his son, Dan Criminger of Greenville; daughters Jane Johnson of Lexington and Betsy Lowery (Jeff) of Helena, Ala.; sisters Lottie West (Ernest) and Connie Hamilton of Charlotte; and grandchildren Kristen Boyle (Dean) of Winston-Salem, Matt Johnson of Lexington and Dawn and Andrea Lowery of Helena, Ala. </p><p>Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Salisbury, 223 N. Fulton St., Salisbury NC 28144 or to Alzheimer's Association Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215.</p><p>Davidson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.</p><p>Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.</p>